للأسف
Arabic
Etymology
لِ (li) + ال (al-) + أَسَف (ʔasaf).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lil.ʔa.saf/
Adverb
لِلْأَسَف • (li-l-ʾasaf)
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic لِلْأَسَف (lilʔasaf), corresponding to لـ (la-, “to”) + الأسف (il-ʔasaf, “the regret”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lil.ʔa.saf/
Adverb
للأسف • (lil-ʔasaf)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic لِلْأَسَف (lilʔasaf), corresponding to لـ (la-, “to”) + الأسف (il-ʔasaf, “the regret”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lil.ʔa.saf/, [lɪlˈʔa.saf]
Audio (Jerusalem): (file)
Adverb
للأسف • (lil-ʔasaf)